Town Hall · Oakfield

Oakfield, MI town hall & government

Oakfield spent $1.7 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $258 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Oakfield's government.

Town budget

Where Oakfield's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$258
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$429,00026%
Roads & transportation
$409,00025%
Paid to other governments
$337,00020%
Administration & buildings
$197,00012%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$100,0006%
Sewer & trash
$29,0002%
Other
$157,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 42%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Fees & charges 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Oakfield

Full-time staff
1
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,800
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
1
on the town payroll
Fire
1 full-time19 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time12 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Greenville Public Schools

Oakfield's K–12 school district, shared with Greenville, Montcalm, Eureka, Fairplain and Spencer. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,476
Michigan: $16,528
Students
3,561
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$47.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 25%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,476 per pupil, $8,856 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Oakfield: Cedar Springs Public Schools ($14,657 per pupil) · Belding Area School District ($15,548 per pupil) · Rockford Public Schools ($14,417 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Oakfield pay

Typical tax bill
$3,071
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.88%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$347,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Oakfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Oakfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oakfield

Oakfield is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Oakfield's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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